Ejecta and landslides from Augustine Volcano before 2006: Chapter 13 in The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Richard B. Waitt
John A. Power, Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769-13
A late Wisconsin volcano erupted onto the JurassicCretaceous sedimentary bedrock of Augustine Island in lower Cook Inlet in Alaska. Olivine basalt interacting with water erupted explosively. Rhyolitic eruptive debris then swept down the south volcano flank while late Wisconsin glaciers from mountains on western mainland surrounded the island. Early to...
Bicentennial of the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquake sequence, December 2011–2012
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2010, General Information Product 118
A series of earthquakes hit the New Madrid seismic zone of southeastern Missouri, northeastern Arkansas, and adjacent parts of Tennessee and Kentucky, in December 1811 to February 1812. Three earthquakes had a magnitude of 7.0 or greater. The first earthquake occurred December 16, 1811, at 2:15 a.m.; the second 9...
Hazard information management, interagency coordination, and impacts of the 2005-2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano: Chapter 28 in The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Christina A. Neal, Thomas L. Murray, John A. Power, Jennifer N. Adleman, Paul M. Whitmore, Jeffery M. Osiensky
John A. Power, Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769-28
Dissemination of volcano-hazard information in coordination with other Federal, State, and local agencies is a primary responsibility of the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO). During the 2005-6 eruption of Augustine Volcano in Alaska, AVO used existing interagency relationships and written protocols to provide hazard guidance before, during, and after eruptive events....
Re-analysis of Alaskan benchmark glacier mass-balance data using the index method
Ashely E. Van Beusekom, Shad R. O’Nell, Rod S. March, Louis C. Sass, Leif H. Cox
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5247
At Gulkana and Wolverine Glaciers, designated the Alaskan benchmark glaciers, we re-analyzed and re-computed the mass balance time series from 1966 to 2009 to accomplish our goal of making more robust time series. Each glacier's data record was analyzed with the same methods. For surface processes, we estimated missing information...
Occurrence of Organic Compounds in Source and Finished Samples from Seven Drinking-Water Treatment Facilities in Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2008
Adam L. Foster, Brian G. Katz
2010, Data Series 550
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, conducted a reconnaissance study in 2008 to determine the occurrence of 228 organic compounds in raw, source (untreated) and finished (treated) drinking water at seven municipal water-treatment facilities in Miami-Dade County. Results of this sampling study showed...
Helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic geophysical survey data, portions of the North Platte and South Platte Natural Resources Districts, western Nebraska, May 2009
B. D. Smith, J.D. Abraham, J. C. Cannia, B. J. Minsley, M. Deszcz-Pan, L.B. Ball
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1259
This report is a release of digital data from a helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic survey that was conducted during June 2009 in areas of western Nebraska as part of a joint hydrologic study by the North Platte Natural Resource District (NRD), South Platte NRD, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Flight...
The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
John A. Power, Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769
Augustine Volcano, the most historically active volcano in Alaska’s Cook Inlet region, again showed signs of life in April 2005. Escalating seismic unrest, ground deformation, and gas emissions culminated in an eruption from January 11 to mid-March of 2006, the fifth major eruption in 75 years. The eruption began with...
Distal volcano-tectonic seismicity near Augustine Volcano: Chapter 6 in The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Michael A. Fisher, Natalia A. Ruppert, Randall A. White, Ray W. Sliter, Florence L. Wong
John A. Power, Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769-6
Clustered earthquakes located 25 km northeast of Augustine Volcano occurred more frequently beginning about 8 months before the volcano’s explosive eruption in 2006. This increase in distal seismicity was contemporaneous with an increase in seismicity directly below the volcano’s vent. Furthermore, the distal seismicity intensified penecontemporaneously with signals in geodetic...
Seismic observations of Augustine Volcano, 1970-2007
John A. Power, Douglas J. Lalla
Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769-1
Seismicity at Augustine Volcano in south-central Alaska was monitored continuously between 1970 and 2007. Seismic instrumentation on the volcano has varied from one to two short-period instruments in the early 1970s to a complex network comprising 8 to 10 short-period, 6 broadband, and 1 strong-motion instrument in 2006. Since seismic...
Earthquake waveform similarity and evolution at Augustine Volcano from 1993 to 2006: Chapter 5 in The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Heather R. DeShon, Clifford H. Thurber, John A. Power
John A. Power, Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769-5
Temporal changes in waveform characteristics and earthquake locations associated with the 2006 Augustine eruption and preeruptive seismicity provide constraints on eruptive processes within the edifice. Volcano-tectonic earthquakes occur within the upper 1 to 2 km at Augustine between and during eruptive cycles, and we use the Alaska Volcano Observatory hypocenter...
Seismic precursors to volcanic explosions during the 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano: Chapter 2 in The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Helena Buurman, Michael E. West
John A. Power, Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769-2
The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska, generated more than 3,500 earthquakes in a month-long time frame bracketing the most explosive period of activity. We examine two quantitative tools that, in retrospective analysis, were excellent indicators of imminent eruption. The first tool, referred to as the frequency index (FI), is...
A parametric study of the January 2006 explosive eruptions of Augustine Volcano, using seismic, infrasonic, and lightning data: Chapter 4 in The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Stephen R. McNutt, Guy Tytgat, Steven A. Estes, Scott D. Stihler
John A. Power, Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769-4
A series of 13 explosive eruptions occurred at Augustine Volcano, Alaska, from January 11–28, 2006. Each lasted 2.5 to 19 minutes and produced ash columns 3.8 to 13.5 km above mean sea level. We investigated various parameters to determine systematic trends, including durations, seismic amplitudes, frequency contents, signal characteristics, peak...
Using seismic b-values to interpret seismicity rates and physical processes during the preeruptive earthquake swarm at Augustine Volcano 2005-2006: Chapter 3 in The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Katrina M. Jacobs, Stephen R. McNutt
John A. Power, Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769-3
We use seismic b-values to explore physical processes during the Augustine Volcano 2005–6 preeruptive earthquake swarm. The preeruptive earthquake swarm was divided into two parts: the “long swarm,” which extended from April 30, 2005, to January 10, 2006; and the "short swarm," which started 13 hours before the onset of...
A two-step procedure for calculating earthquake hypocenters at Augustine Volcano: Chapter 7 in The 2006 Eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Douglas J. Lalla, John A. Power
John A. Power, Michelle L. Coombs, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, editor(s)
2010, Professional Paper 1769-7
This chapter describes a two-step technique for determining earthquake hypocenters at Augustine Volcano. The algorithm, which was originally developed in the mid-1970s, was designed both to overcome limitations in the standard earthquake-location programs available at the time and to take advantage of the detailed seismic-velocity information obtained at Augustine Volcano....
Procedures for conducting underwater searches for invasive mussels (Dreissena sp.)
Noah Adams
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1308
Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) were first detected in the Great Lakes in 1988. They were likely transported as larvae or young adults inside the ballast tanks of large ocean-going ships originating from Europe. Since their introduction, they have spread throughout the Eastern, Midwestern, and Southern United States. In 2007, Quagga...
Unintended consequences of biofuels production?The effects of large-scale crop conversion on water quality and quantity
Heather L. Welch, Christopher T. Green, Richard A. Rebich, Jeannie R.B. Barlow, Matthew B. Hicks
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1229
In the search for renewable fuel alternatives, biofuels have gained strong political momentum. In the last decade, extensive mandates, policies, and subsidies have been adopted to foster the development of a biofuels industry in the United States. The Biofuels Initiative in the Mississippi Delta resulted in a 47-percent decrease in...
Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Red Sea Basin Province
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3119
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean volumes of 5 billion barrels of undiscovered technically recoverable oil and 112 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas in the Red Sea Basin Province using a geology-based assessment methodology....
Hydrology, water quality, and response to changes in phosphorus loading of Minocqua and Kawaguesaga Lakes, Oneida County, Wisconsin, with special emphasis on effects of urbanization
Herbert S. Garn, Dale M. Robertson, William J. Rose, David A. Saad
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5196
Minocqua and Kawaguesaga Lakes are 1,318- and 690-acre interconnected lakes in the popular recreation area of north-central Wisconsin. The lakes are the lower end of a complex chain of lakes in Oneida and Vilas Counties, Wis. There is concern that increased stormwater runoff from rapidly growing residential/commercial developments and impervious...
First report of a Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Cuba
Anmari Alvarez-Aleman, Cathy A. Beck, James A. Powell
2010, Aquatic Mammals (36) 148-153
Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Florida utilize intake and effluent canals of power plants as resting and thermoregulatory habitat. We report the use of a power plant canal in Cuba by a known Florida manatee, the first documented case of movement by a manatee between Florida and Cuba. In January,...
The ASTER data system: An overview of the data products in Japan and in the United States
Bryan Bailey, Kenneth A. Duda, Yoshaki Kannari, Akira Miura, Bhaskar Ramachandran
Bhaskar Ramachandran, editor(s)
2010, Book chapter, Land remote sensing and global environmental change: NASA's Earth Observing System and the science of ASTER and MODIS
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data system is a cooperative system, which is operated jointly by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) through its Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Center (ERSDAC), and by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) primarily through its Goddard...
ASTER and MODIS land data management at the Land Processes, and National Snow and Ice Data Centers
John Daucsavage, Natalia Kaminsky, Bhaskar Ramachandran, Calli B. Jenkerson, Karla K. Sprenger, Ron Faust, Tamara Rockvam
2010, Book chapter, Land remote sensing and global environmental change—NASA's Earth Observing System and the science of ASTER and MODIS
Chapters 4 and 5 provide a variety of examples of how ASTER and MODIS land science applications are predicated on the availability of consistent and quality data. This chapter portrays a narrative of how those data come to exist at two different data centers, which manage them....
Organic compounds and cadmium in the tributaries to the Elizabeth River in New Jersey, October 2008 to November 2008: Phase II of the New Jersey Toxics Reduction Workplan for New York-New Jersey Harbor
Jennifer L. Bonin
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5204
Samples of surface water and suspended sediment were collected from the two branches that make up the Elizabeth River in New Jersey - the West Branch and the Main Stem - from October to November 2008 to determine the concentrations of selected chlorinated organic and inorganic constituents. The sampling and...
Concentration data for anthropogenic organic compounds in groundwater, surface water, and finished water of selected community water systems in the United States, 2002-10
Janet M. Carter, James A. Kingsbury, Jessica A. Hopple, Gregory C. Delzer
2010, Data Series 544
The National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey began implementing Source Water-Quality Assessments (SWQAs) in 2001 that focus on characterizing the quality of source water and finished water of aquifers and major rivers used by some of the larger community water systems in the United States. As used...
Groundwater-flow model and effects of projected groundwater use in the Ozark Plateaus Aquifer System in the vicinity of Greene County, Missouri — 1907-2030
Joseph M. Richards
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5227
Recent and historical periods of rapid growth have increased the stress on the groundwater resources in the Ozark aquifer in the Greene County, Missouri area. Historical pumpage from the Ozark aquifer has caused a cone of depression beneath Springfield, Missouri. In an effort to ease its dependence on groundwater for...
Geologic map of the White Hall quadrangle, Frederick County, Virginia, and Berkeley County, West Virginia
Daniel H. Doctor, Randall C. Orndorff, Ronald A. Parker, David J. Weary, John E. Repetski
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1265
The White Hall 7.5-minute quadrangle is located within the Valley and Ridge province of northern Virginia and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. The quadrangle is one of several being mapped to investigate the geologic framework and groundwater resources of Frederick County, Va., as well as other areas in the...
